Yang Zhen looked at the doomed prey in the Wengcheng, and he couldn't help but feel a bit of bad taste like a cat playing with a mouse. He laughed first, and then asked calmly:

"It's so gratifying, Fan Wencheng, do you know why I don't believe the promise you made?"

"Well, Governor Yang, although Shang is not as distinguished as the leader of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, Shang is still the Prince of Zhishun granted by the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and he holds the decree of surrender personally written by the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. At the same time, Mr. Fan also

He is the most trusted scholar of the Imperial Secretariat of the Qing Dynasty, so why does the Governor not believe the promise made by me and Mr. Fan?"

When Shang Kexi heard Yang Zhen's questions, he realized that Yang Zhen had never believed everything they said. At the moment, he didn't know whether to be happy or worried, so he couldn't help but ask the reason.

"Haha, Huang Taiji treats me so kindly and even agrees to the governor to break up the soil and seal the vassal. Isn't there any condition? As the saying goes, if you show courtesy for nothing, you are either committing adultery or stealing. What's more, the governor and you and other Qing captives are still enemies.

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"Conditions? Of course there are conditions. It would be best for Mr. Fan to discuss this with the Governor in private."

Shang Kexi learned that the reason why Yang Zhen refused to believe them turned out to be here. At that moment, he couldn't help but curse a few words in his heart. As soon as I entered the city, you gave me a damn showdown. How could you put up conditions with you?

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I remember that as soon as Shang Kexi led his troops ashore, he was approached by the Qing envoy and asked to shave his hair and change clothes as a sign of surrender, so he was very aware of this condition and process.

However, at the same time, he was also very aware of the resistance in his own heart and the hearts of his soldiers and civilians to shaving their hair and changing clothes.

It's just that they were under the eaves and had to bow their heads. Since they had abandoned the island and returned to the Qing Dynasty, they had no choice and could no longer resist.

However, at the moment, they are on Yang Zhen's territory, and Yang Zhen's performance is so unpredictable, so before negotiating with Yang Zhen other conditions for his troops to surrender, they simply dare not bring up this shaved-haired man who changed his clothes.

Require.

But now, since Yang Zhen asked the question himself, Shang Kexi felt that there was no need to hide it anymore.

However, the shrewd Shang Kexi still played a trick and immediately asked Fan Wencheng to answer this somewhat difficult question.

Fan Wencheng, who was pinned to the ground, sighed in his heart when he saw this, and for a while he became even more dissatisfied with King Zhishun Shang Kexi's performance.

Fan Wencheng also came from a family of officials in Liaoyang. His great-grandfather Fan Rui was a Jinshi during the Zhengde period. During the Jiajing period, he was once the Minister of the Ministry of War and was one of the famous ministers at that time.

Fan Wencheng's grandfather did not have a high official position, but he also became the commander of Shenyang Guards.

By Fan Wencheng's father's generation, Fan Rui, Minister of War of the Jiajing Dynasty, had almost used up the remaining wealth that Fan Rui brought to the Fan family in Liaoyang, so the family began to decline.

But even so, the Fan family in Liaoyang was still well off, allowing Fan Wencheng to study and study. Finally, he passed the scholar examination and became a student in Liaoyang.

Therefore, Fan Wencheng is naturally very familiar with Confucian classics. He certainly knows what the "Book of Filial Piety" clearly states at the beginning: "Filial piety begins with the hair and skin of the body, receiving it from parents and not daring to damage it."

After all, he himself had struggled with shaving his hair and changing clothes to express his surrender, and the hurdle in his heart was not easily overcome.

Especially under the current situation, it is definitely not the best time to ask Yang Zhen and others to shave their hair and change their clothes.

But he also knew that the question Yang Zhen just raised cannot be avoided at all.

Moreover, the requirement to shave your hair and change clothes is the only clear requirement made by the Qing Dynasty for the recruitment and surrender of Yang Zhen. It is a bottom line.

We can discuss other issues, but we cannot discuss this issue.

Just like that, after Shang Kexi posed this problem to Fan Wencheng, Fan Wencheng's mind was spinning. He thought about it again and again, but couldn't find a compromise that would get the best of both worlds, so he had to look up at the top of the city and said:

"Nothing but that after the governor returns with his troops, his hair style and clothes must comply with the rules of this dynasty."

"Does that mean that I, the Commander-in-Chief, and all the troops under his command should be asked to shave their hair, change clothes, and grow a money rat tail like you?"

Yang Zhen is not very sure when the Qing Dynasty forced Han people to shave their heads and change their clothes. He is not sure whether it started in the Nuerhaci period or the Huang Taiji period.

But one thing he is sure of is that the hair-cutting order issued by the Qing captives after they entered the customs was not a whim of Dorgon or other Qing captives, nor was it bewitched by any traitor, but the order issued by the Qing captives before entering the customs.

, a national policy that has been implemented in Liaodong for a long time.

As early as March of the fourth year of Tiancong in the Later Jin Dynasty, that is, the third year of Chongzhen, in March of 1630 AD, the second Beile Amin of the Jin Dynasty, the predecessor of the Qing Dynasty, issued a notice in Yongping Mansion in the occupied area of ​​​​the pass, instructing Yongping.

Pingguanmin said:

"My soldiers have stayed here for a long time to nourish the people and achieve great things. You are falsely claiming that I will return, and there are some people who do not shave their heads. You do not know the intention of raising an army. Today, you should all be determined to shave your heads.

, anyone who does not shave will be punished by death."

Later, the so-called cruel policy of "leave your head without leaving your hair, leave your hair without leaving your head" was actually implemented since the first invasion of the Jin Dynasty in Jiliao and Gyeonggi in the Ming Dynasty.

In later generations, some people blamed individual traitors for forcing the Han people to shave their heads and change clothes. It must be said that some people had ulterior motives and were playing tricks to confuse the public.

Of course traitors deserve to die, but can just a few traitors decide such a thing?

This is obviously impossible, unless these foul-smelling practices were originally the established national policy of the Qing Dynasty.

So when he heard what Fan Wencheng said, Yang Zhen immediately knew what Huang Taiji was planning.

They just want to use generous rewards to lure themselves into the water first. At this stage, they are likely to agree to any conditions.

However, once you shave your hair and become more docile like Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi and others did, then various subsequent methods will follow one after another.

At that time, things like building a palace and establishing a feudal dynasty, and marrying a royal daughter without having to go to Hajj will all be reflected in the mirror and cannot be obtained.

Yang Zhen originally had some things that he couldn't figure out, but now he suddenly understood.

Originally, he was still thinking about whether he could continue to fake the surrender and try to get more benefits from the deception. So far, he has completely given up this idea.

Because this issue is a matter of great right and wrong, we must not be vague or play with fire.

But after Yang Zhen asked Fan Wencheng a question, he saw Fan Wencheng lowered his head and remained silent for a long time. Seeing him like this, Yang Zhen naturally knew what his answer was.

"Haha, that's it."

Yang Zhen first laughed and muttered to himself, and then the sarcastic smile on his face disappeared in an instant.

At this time, his face darkened, he looked around at the soldiers standing around him, then took a deep breath, and suddenly shouted loudly:

"Soldiers of all regiments and camps, brothers! The envoys from the Qing Dynasty have come and asked me to surrender to them by shaving my hair and braiding my hair. Tell me, do you agree?"

"No!"

"No!"

"Never agree!"

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After Yang Zhen asked a loud question, the generals standing around him first responded and shouted no agreement. Then, the voice of no response began to spread from the Tangshanmen Wengcheng to the entire Xicheng City on the left and right sides of the Wengcheng.

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The responses of "no" also started to be scattered, one after another, and gradually turned into a uniform, firm and powerful shout.

The chorus of shouts from the top of the city was certainly what Yang Zhen had expected. Although the Qinglu had been besieging Zhenjiang Fort for more than half a month, the Qinglu's strong attack had not yet begun, and the defenders in the city were far away.

Not to the point of running out of ammunition and food.

Under such circumstances, let alone shaving your hair and changing clothes, even if you don’t need to shave your hair, change clothes, or look like a disgusting and ugly look like a money rat-tailed mandarin coat, the defenders in the city will never surrender.

of.

The reason why Yang Zhen asked so openly was of course knowingly asking, and his intention was actually to boost morale and cut off everyone's escape route.

"Very good! I, Yang Zhen, will never agree! However, the consequence of not agreeing is that the Qing army is about to launch a strong attack on us. Next, we have to fight to the end and resist resolutely. The city is still there and the people are alive, but the people will die.

,Are you ready?!"

"Ready!"

"Ready!"

"Fight to the end and resist resolutely!"

"When the city is alive, people are still there; when the city is gone, people are going to perish!"

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Under the leadership of Li Lu, Yang Shen, Zhang Guogan and other regimental and battalion generals on the city, the defenders standing on the left and right flanks of the west city of Zhenjiang Fort once again raised their arms and shouted. For a time, the crowd was excited and their morale soared.

After Yang Zhen figured out the morale of the troops and mobilized the morale of the troops at the same time, he did not hesitate anymore. When the shouting of slogans at the top of the city stopped, he immediately turned around and shouted at Zhang Chen inside the barbican:

"Zhang Chen! Capture all the Qing captives! Take them to the top of the city and behead them in public!"

"Command!—take them down!"

Zhang Chen, who had been waiting for Yang Zhen's order for a long time, immediately received the order loudly and shouted. The musketeers in the Wengcheng swarmed forward. With lightning speed, they also pulled Shang Kexi off his horse and tied him up.

Shang Kexi and his group were already depleted. At this moment, apart from Fan Wencheng, who had been pushed to the ground, only Ban Zhifu and another guard leader were left beside him.

Seeing that Yang Zhen had completely turned his back and wanted to capture Shang Kexi and themselves, they refused to restrain themselves and slashed at the oncoming crowd with their sabers.

However, at this time, the Wengcheng was already filled with a battalion of musketeers from the advance army for the Eastern Expedition.

Therefore, the resistance of Ban Zhifu and others was completely in vain. It had no other meaning except causing the musketeers who had already aimed at them to open fire, causing them to lose their lives earlier.

After a few dull gunshots, order was quickly restored in the barbican city.

Ban Zhifu was shot in the chest and abdomen. He fell off his horse and was held down by the rushing musketeers. He was soon tied up like a rice dumpling.

But this was a good thing. Another leader of Shang Kexi's personal guard, who was riding a horse and tried to resist, was shot in the head during the brief chaos and was killed on the spot. His brains were splashed all over Shang Kexi's face.

"Yang Zhen, the two countries are at war. If you don't kill the envoy, you can't kill me!"

"Yang Zhen, one hundred thousand Qing soldiers are outside the city. If you dare to kill me today, the day Zhenjiang Fort is destroyed will be the day when the Qing soldiers massacre the city!"

"Yang Zhen, if you kill me, there will be no chickens or dogs left in Zhenjiang Fort. It will all be your fault!"

"Yang Zhen, you bastard, I should never have mistakenly trusted you, a perfidious thing!

"Fan, you damn thing, you've hurt me!"

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When Shang Kexi was kidnapped by Wu Huada and taken to the city head, he may have realized that he was in danger of death. While struggling to be dragged away, he kept shouting. First, he threatened Yang Zhen, and finally he yelled and cursed, even to Fan Wencheng.
Chapter completed!